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    Magna Carta

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    The Magna Carta Contents The Magna Carta………………………………………………………………......3 What is the Magna Carta? What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?...................5 Important Facts about the Magna Carta…………………………………………...6 Why the Magna Carta was important to the History of America………………….6 King John and the Magna Carta…………………………………………………...7 Summary of the Magna Carta……………………………………………………...8 Short Biography profile and facts about the life of King John of England………..9 King John and the Magna

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    prominent people (10 marks) Adolf Hitler‚ became Germany’s Chancellor in 1933‚ leader of the Nazi party Benito Mussolini‚ became Italy’s dictator in 1922 Dwight Eisenhower‚ the supreme Allied commander for the U.S.A/the Allied commander‚ who led the Normandy Invasion (Operation Overload) Bernard Montgomery‚ the British Ground Forces Commander In Chief Gerd von Rundstedt‚ German commander Erwin Rommel‚ German commander Friedrich Dollmann‚ German commander Major General Percy Hobart‚ developer of

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    He and his troops emerged victorious there‚ and moved on to participate in the Battle of Sicily. After Italy’s surrender‚ Patton’s 3rd Army went on to fight in the Battle of Normandy and in the sealing of the Falaise Gap. He and his men played a key role in the victory at the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945‚ and then he went on fight the Germans on their soil during the invasion of Nazi Germany. His contribution

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    Analysis of Ronald Reagan ’s 40th Anniversary of D-Day Ronald Reagan‚ born February 6‚ 1911‚ accomplished a great many things in his life. He changed lives and inspired many people from a wide variety of standpoints as an actor‚ governor‚ soldier‚ and eventually president of the United States of America. Reagan was a brilliant and gifted speaker‚ garnering himself with fame as a star actor‚ trust and relateability as a loving husband and father‚ and the love of the American people as the

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    The Hundred Years War

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    nations at the end of it. In 1337‚ most of the English nobility spoke French‚ although most knew enough English to deal with their subjects. When Duke William of Normandy conquered England in 1066‚ he did so as a French noble. But since Duke William had conquered a kingdom‚ he had become king of England while remaining duke of Normandy. Duke William also replaced nearly all the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy with French nobles. During the next two centuries‚ the French speaking English kings acquired even

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    Diesel‚ Barry Pepper‚ Adam Goldberg‚ Jeremy Davies and Giovanni Ribisi) to penetrate German defenses and save a paratrooper named James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon)‚ Ryan is the last-surviving brother of four who all died during the first days of the Normandy landings. Miller and his team go through hostile territories in search of Ryan. By the time Miller and his team has found Ryan‚ he has already lost two men‚ Caparzo (Vin Diesel) and Wade (Giovanni Ribisi). However Ryan decides it is not fair for

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    Also to secure his holding William ordered the building of castles‚ keeps‚ towers‚ and mottes‚ as well as parish churches and cathedrals for the Church. This introduction of Norman architecture in England influenced English buildings for many years to come. Many of these changes introduced to England had a profound effect in England’s future. William reign also set in motion a change in church‚ culture and language still seen today. William interest in the church continued into his reign‚ he wanted

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    Barack Obama delivered a speech on racial relations‚ people consider it was the one of the greatest speeches ever given on race. The speech‚ “A More Perfect Union” was delivered March 18‚ 2008‚ at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. Reaction was largely positive‚ drawing comparisons to Martin Luther King‚ “I have a dream speech.” On the other hand‚ the “Problem we All Live With” and Elizabeth and Hazel they both have same impact segregation. A wide-range of context surveying

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    believing he has class. Gatsby’s mansion is also a ‘factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy’. The oxymoron ‘factual imitation’ has an intentional rhetorical effect that seems to emphasise the fact the house is not original or old. It is suggested to the reader through this ‘factual imitation’ that Gatsby created the house to try and copy the history behind the ‘Hôtel de Ville’ in Normandy. In contrast to Gatsby’s ‘factual imitation’ the Buchanan’s residence is a ‘Georgian Colonial mansion’

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    The U.S. was then able to put more effort and troops into Japan to fight. Once Normandy was taken back‚ one month later on August 26‚ 1944 Paris was liberated after 4 years of being occupied by Axis forces. With the fighting on the western front and the allies gaining ground on the enemy‚ Russia was attacking on the eastern front closing

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